Description
Book SynopsisCasting a Giant Shadow is a collection of articles that embraces the notion of transnationalism to consider the limits of what is Israeli within Israeli cinema.
Trade Review"Casting a Giant Shadow provides, in anthology form, an excellent encyclopedic overview of how Israeli cinema—from its earliest days—has had transnational elements along with those that are specific to its national history and sensibility—addressing this broad topic in myriad imaginative ways. Clear and well-written, it is a major contribution to film studies."—Lucy Fischer, Distinguished Professor of English and Film Studies, University of Pittsburgh
"Casting a Giant Shadow will make you see Israeli films in an entirely new light. This new collection puts Israeli cinema squarely on a map of global markets and influences, from Cannon Films to K-cinema, from Westerns to New Extremism. This important book reflects shift towards the transnational in film studies."—Olga Gershenson, University of Massachusetts Amherst
